Interim Orders and Injunctions in the Cyprus legal system.
Introduction. An interim order and injunction is simply a temporary Court Order that orders a party to do something or orders a party to refrain from doing something until an...
Is there copyright in the taste of cheese?
An interesting question came before the Court of Justice of the European Union recently. which was called to decide as to whether there is copyright in the taste of cheese!...
Shell companies and the 60 days tax residency scheme.
The Minister of Finance has stated recently that the model where Cyprus encouraged the opening of bank accounts of companies, that had just deposits at the banks, with no physical...
What are shell companies?
The Central Bank of Cyprus issued on 02/11/2018 a Circular to the commercial banks of Cyprus defining the term “shell company”. This Circular comes following an earlier Circular dated 14/06/2018...
How over-compliance in the banking sector threatens to kill Cyprus as a business center.
Cypriot banks are under extreme pressure, the last few months, by their regulator, the Central Bank of Cyprus, as regards the opening and operation of bank accounts of companies belonging...
Permanent residency in Cyprus. A Q&A Guide
We have compiled this Q&A Guide about permanent residency applications to address questions usually raised by clients. Updated 04/07/2017 1. Main differences between going through the Fast Track and...
The Central Bank of Cyprus proposes new definition on shell companies.
The Central of Cyprus (CBC) informed last week the commercial banks of the island that it will amend the Anti Money Laundering Directive to include a new definition of shell companies....
Anti-Money Laundering/Counter-Terrorist Financing Compliance Manual seminar by UCLan.
The School of Law of UClan Cyprus organised a very interesting AML Seminar last Saturday 19/05/2018. The seminar entitled “How to Structure an Anti-Money Laundering/Counter-Terrorist Financing Compliance Manual” was presented by the experts...
Our publication on Cyprus Employment Law published by JURIS.
The international publishing house Juris Publishing Ltd recently released the “International Employment Law” encyclopedia. International Employment Law describes the employment laws in 35 countries, with information on the laws affecting compensation, hours of work,...
